203: Chapter 57 – Past of Amethyst and the Three Divine Beasts (Part 2)_1 203: Chapter 57 – Past of Amethyst and the Three Divine Beasts (Part 2)_1 “How could this have happened?
How could it have happened?
Didn’t the Eastern Dragon Empire save all the western races during the war of destruction?
Why would the westerners still invade their homeland?” Rage blazed within his chest, and Ye Yinzhu unintentionally tightened his grip on Zi’s shoulders, but Zi did not struggle; she allowed him to hold on without showing the slightest hint of pain on her face.
Instead, she offered a bitter smile and said, “Like a fellow suffer, cast adrift, I understand how you feel right now.
But when faced with interests, with the fertile Eastern Continent at stake, do you think the westerners would just allow the Eastern Dragon Empire to recover and develop further?
No, they would not.
If the Eastern Dragon Empire were to rise again, or if another Eastern Giant Dragon were to appear, what would they do then?
Therefore, they launched the invasion.
The Eastern Dragon Empire was utterly destroyed, with only a small number of People of Dong Long managing to escape.
The numerous cultural heritages left behind by the Eastern Dragon Empire were all devoured by the West Dragon Empire and transformed into their own.
Without the civilization of the Eastern Dragon Empire back then, the humans of today could not possibly have developed to a point where they surpass any race, not even the Dragon Clan can contend with them.”
Listening to Zi’s words, the rage in Ye Yinzhu’s eyes gradually subsided, and he slowly released his grip on her hand.
Yet, his calmness carried a hint of worry that Zi could not help but notice.
She knew that because of her story, some change had taken place in the once pure heart of Yin Zhu.
“Zi, I’m fine, please continue.
I want to know it all,” said Ye Yinzhu, his heart as cold as the frigid air of the Northernmost Wilderness.
Zi said, “Although the West Dragon Empire was very despicable in the destruction of the Eastern Dragon Empire, they weren’t foolish.
Do you know what the West Dragon Empire relied on to ultimately defeat the Eastern Dragon Empire?
It was magic.
Mages have been established as the noblest existence among humans since that time.
Back then, although the West Dragon Empire became an empire, it had no emperor.
Instead, it was governed by the Senate, with each member being a powerful Mage.
It is also for this reason that the West Dragon Empire later split.
And the Senate is the predecessor of Faran.
The precursor of Faran’s Seventh Tower.
As soon as the West Dragon Empire unified the Continent, the Senate immediately proclaimed the so-called sacred land of Faran.
In fact, the territory of Faran was originally where the forty-seven Golden Dragons sealed the sky’s rift.
And Faran’s Seventh Tower was built to better suppress the sky’s rift and to strengthen the seal.
The Senate selected seven of the strongest Mages of the seven systems to bee the first generation tower masters.
Although there are now eight countries on the Ryuzakinus Continent, in some sense, the West Dragon Empire has not been destroyed; the real power is still held by Faran, which is the former Senate.
No country, not even the most powerful Milan, would dare to defy the mands of Faran’s Seventh Tower.”
This was the first time Ye Yinzhu had heard of the history of the various countries on the continent; he had also tried to find books about history when he was in the Royal Library, but those books all started from the current countries on the continent as if Faran had always existed since the birth of Ryuzakinus Continent.
Only now, through Zi’s words, did he understand all the causes and consequences.
But why hadn’t his grandfather and the rest told him?
Was it because he wasn’t strong enough yet?
“Zi, thank you for telling me all this.
So what about you?
Why did you end up in the blue sky and sea?”
Zi said, “After we Beastmen retreated to the Northernmost Wilderness, we also started our own development and recovery.
In this regard, we’re quite similar to humans and the Dragon Clan.
Although we Behemoths reproduce slowly, the reproduction rate of other ordinary Beastmen is really fast.
Over time, they gradually occupied the entire Northernmost Wilderness.
They also developed into three major tribes based on the Bear People, Lion People, and Tiger People.
Due to their overwhelming numbers, our Behemoth Tribe no longer held the dominant position.
However, because of our strength, we still had a pivotal status among the Beastmen.
The Amethyst Clan’s Giant Divine Dragons are achieved through the cultivation of ordinary giant dragons, which is extremely difficult, but they possess long lifespans.
The lack of a Giant Divine Dragon within the Dragon Clan over these years is probably because Nox has not died pletely.
Perhaps, in the near future, another Giant Divine Dragon will emerge.
However, our Behemoths are different.
Not through cultivation or breeding by ordinary Behemoths, the lifespan of an Amethyst Behemoth is roughly a thousand years.
After the death of the previous Amethyst Behemoth, generally after a millennium, an offspring of the Golden Behemoth would mutate, giving rise to a new Amethyst Behemoth.
Like the Giant Divine Dragon, there is only one Amethyst Behemoth.
In the ancestral teachings of the Three Beastman Tribes, so-called mighty royalty, there is a clause: once an Amethyst Behemoth emerges, then it will rule over all Beastmen, and the three tribes must unconditionally obey its mands.
At the beginning of the rise of the Three Beastman Tribes, this ancestral teaching was well followed.
But as time passed and their own strengths developed, the teaching gradually came to be rejected.
These three tribes each controlled one-third of the Northernmost Wilderness and each had a large fortress as a natural barrier, so who would want to obey someone else’s orders?
As a result, the Amethyst Behemoth no longer became the joint ruler of the Beastmen and instead became a figure to resist by the Three Beastman Tribes.
The Amethyst Behemoths before me were almost all secretly murdered by the Three Beastman Tribes shortly after birth.
So, just as the Dragon Clan hasn’t seen the emergence of a Giant Divine Dragon, the Beastmen have not seen a new Amethyst Behemoth either.”
As he said this, a pained expression once again appeared in Zi’s eyes, “It was selfishness that imposed the greatest limitation on the Beastmen.
The Amethyst Behemoth is not only the strongest among the Behemoths but also the wisest.
Those shortsighted Beastmen simply don’t understand that without the leadership of an Amethyst Behemoth, they will never be able to leave the Northernmost Wilderness, and they will never be able to contend with the Dragon Clan.
It takes time for our Amethyst Clan to grow; it takes a hundred years to possess the true strength of our clan and to bee a rank Ten Magical Beast.
But this hundred years of growth has bee our nightmare.
After I was born, there was no difference between me and the ordinary Behemoths, but as I grew older, while the other Behemoth children grew rapidly in size, I became more and more like a human.
Not only did my body not grow, but even my hair and eyes started turning purple.
When I became pletely purple, I was immediately discovered by the Chieftain of the Thunder God Tribe, who sent someone to capture me at the first opportunity, trying to destroy me.
Fortunately, an uncle who once received a great favor from my family learned the news.
While my parents resisted the people sent by the Thunder God Chieftain to capture me, he quietly saved me.
He used his two-year-old son, whose body was coated with purple dye, as a substitute for me, sacrificing him in my place.
Originally, he planned to raise me to adulthood to help me bee the King of Beastmen.
In order to protect me and to avoid implicating others, he didn’t tell anyone the secret of my true identity.
Later, he died in a battle against the humans.
Without my uncle’s protection, and at fifteen years old, I dared not stay within the Beastman territory or even contact my relatives in the Behemoth Tribe because I didn’t want to bring trouble to anyone.
I had no choice but to secretly leave the Thunder God Tribe and enter the world of humans.”
A hint of sadness and anger flickered in Zi’s eyes, “Back then, I thought to myself, the farther away I got from Thor Hammer Fort, the safer I’d be.
Only when I was fully grown would I return and claim everything that was rightfully mine.
So, I went to the South, to Acadia.
When I arrived at the blue sky and sea, I just happened to hear your zither music, and thus, I stayed.
As a child, my body grew very slowly, so when you saw me, I appeared about the same age as you.
We Amethyst Behemoths are born humanoid, and only upon reaching adulthood do we transform into our true forms and use our immense strength.
What I didn’t expect was that the growth time I thought would take over eighty years was significantly shortened in the blue sky and sea.
Your miraculous zither music had an excellent effect on my growth.
In ten years, with the help of your zither music, my growth equated to what would have normally taken over fifty years of effort.
So now, I already possess the strength equivalent to a rank seven Magical Beast.
Just give me a little more time to fully mature, and then, an Amethyst Behemoth is unstoppable.”
Ye Yinzhu suddenly realized, “So that’s how it is.
No wonder you came to listen to my zither every day back then.
If I have time in the future, I’ll play the zither for you so you can grow faster.”
A trace of a smile appeared on Zi’s resolute face, “Before we signed the Equal Life Contract, to a certain extent, I just wanted to use you.
However, I never imagined that you would give me the only chance in your lifetime to sign a contract without any hesitation.
It was then that I understood you would bee the best brother I could ever have.
Yin Zhu, forgive me for keeping secrets from you.
I had no choice.
As a target of the Beastman’s hunt, I had to protect myself and couldn’t let anyone know of my existence.
Whether it’s the Dragon Clan or the Beastman, if they discovered me, they would destroy me at the first opportunity.”
Ye Yinzhu spoke gravely, “We’re brothers; I can understand your difficulties.
Zi, you must have suffered a lot.”
Zi shook his head vigorously and declared, “That’s all in the past.
Yin Zhu, now that we have the Equal Life Contract, even when you’re not with me, my power is affected whenever you play the zither.
Moreover, your Equal Life Contract is extremely beneficial to the growth of my spiritual power.
My growth rate has further accelerated.
In no more than ten years, I will be able to reach the maturity of an Amethyst Behemoth.
Yin Zhu, I’ve now told you everything.
I need your help.”
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